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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $528M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

302% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.99M | Put options by funds: $1.74M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 106 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $572M → $528M (-$44M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
106
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.91%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
17
Increased
35
Reduced
41
Closed
14
Calls
$6.99M
Puts
$1.74M
Net Calls
+$5.25M
Net Calls Change
-$10.9M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.2M
2
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
+$4.95M
3
KI
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
+$3.88M
4
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$3.83M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$1.81M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.82M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$2.63M
3
NC
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
-$2.45M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.99M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EIM
26
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.71M -$26.9K -1,637 -0.7%
FLAM
27
First Light Asset Management
Minnesota
$3.44M +$193K +11,730 +6%
EAM
28
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.36M +$3.29M +200,000 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
29
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$3.33M +$1.81M +110,220 +125%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.77M +$393K +23,864 +17%
NIP
31
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$2.74M +$50.9K +3,092 +2%
DCM
32
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.62M +$849K +51,603 +49%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.54M +$41.7K +2,532 +2%
EI
34
EAM Investors
California
$2.47M -$245K -14,865 -9%
LCG
35
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$2.06M +$929K +56,450 +85%
SI
36
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.92M +$740K +44,961 +65%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.86M +$126K +7,667 +7%
Point72 Asset Management
38
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.84M +$1.8M +109,500 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.74M +$304K +18,485 +22%
AI
40
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$1.72M -$117K -7,100 -7%
HA
41
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.68M – – –
GIM
42
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M -$2.63M -160,060 -63%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.45M -$1.79M -108,805 -56%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.4M -$663K -40,320 -33%
RFC
45
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.39M +$52.4K +3,188 +3%
TAM
46
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$1.22M +$1.2M +72,826 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.18M +$54.3K +3,300 +5%
AQR Capital Management
48
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.08M +$141K +8,600 +15%
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.05M +$129K +7,846 +14%
PCM
50
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.04M -$132K -8,000 -11%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

106 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $528M — down 7.7% from $572M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new STAA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.82M sold.

  • 106 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $528M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2014, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.2M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $2.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.